Chapter 480: The Trail of Jun Han

Chapter 480: The Trail of Jun Han

2024-11-04

It was a good idea to be domineering when facing the enemy.

The cultivation techniques of Wulan Manor were renowned for their powerful recovery abilities.

Eternal Vitality, unmatched in strength.

Many injuries sustained by other martial artists might take years to heal.

But with the cultivation techniques of Wulan Manor, recovery could be achieved in a matter of months.

Even in absorbing the medicinal properties of pills, they surpassed other martial artists.

As this young disciple prepared to strike back, he realized his body was not responding to his commands.

His injuries were more severe than he had thought.

Moreover, Su Chen did not give him a chance to resist.

With a single palm strike, he immediately dragged him away, taking him far from the scene.

The place Su Chen brought him to was in the wilderness.

Unless Wulan Manor possessed the powerful scouting abilities of monsters, they would not be able to find him.

Without such abilities, they would have to conduct a carpet search.

Some sects raised animals with keen senses of smell to track trails.

But Su Chen had taken this disciple dozens of li away, even passing through water along the way.

No matter how sharp their sense of smell, they could not track him.

When this young disciple of Wulan Manor woke up, it was already the morning of the second day.

Su Chen had overestimated him and struck a little too hard.

To help him wake up, Su Chen even fed him a pill.

As soon as he woke up, he immediately wanted to find his weapon and strike back.

Perhaps seeing Fan Chengyan's domineering attitude inspired him to follow suit.

In the past, when Fan Chengyan arrogantly stepped forward, others would back down.

At most, they would glare angrily and shout, "Fan Chengyan, you!"

But Su Chen's expression was calm, and without saying a word, he directly approached and slapped him.

Seeing the disciple's dazed look, Su Chen added another slap.

This person had once come to the Great Zhou in search of him and his family.

With this grudge, he did not deserve these slaps.

He had helped Fan Chengyan to take his life, and Su Chen's treatment of him was justified.

Seeing the disciple's intention to resist fading, Su Chen raised his hand and then lowered it.

"Do you know who I am?"

These words were spoken by Su Chen, who had disguised himself, making his appearance significantly different from his original one.

Moreover, Wulan Manor's attention to him was not high, so he should not have known.

"You're that country bumpkin, Su Chen, right?"

Hearing Su Chen's question, the young man immediately pointed out Su Chen's identity.

His words carried a hint of disdain.

"So what if you're disguised as someone else? I've seen you in action.

I remember your figure from the Sacred Jade Tournament."

Su Chen was a little surprised that he had been recognized.

Apparently, he needed to be more cautious in his future actions.

"It's good that you recognized me; it'll save some time.

I want information about Sang Muye and Jun Han's whereabouts.

Tell me, and I'll remember."

Based on his response, this disciple had a good memory.

If he remembered Su Chen's figure, he should also know about Sang Muye and Jun Han's movements, right? Initially, he had followed others to the Great Zhou to find Su Chen.

It seemed that he had some connection with Fan Chengyan, at least they were close.

Sang Muye and Jun Han, of course, were also on Fan Chengyan's side.

It seemed he had found the right person to gather information about them.

Hearing Su Chen's words, this disciple, despite his injuries, still carried a hint of disdain.

"I am Gu Liang, the youngest direct disciple of Elder Yu.

Do you know my identity? Do you know the consequences of attacking me?"

This disciple named Gu Liang was confident and arrogant.

But Su Chen couldn't understand why he was so arrogant.

"What's the point of telling me this?

The grudge between Fan Chengyan and me is already a matter of life and death.

Whether you attack me or not, will it make any difference? You Wulan Manor have always wanted me dead. If you really had the chance, you probably wouldn't hold back at all.

No matter how I deal with you, whether I kill you or torture you, it won't change Wulan Manor's determination to take me down.

Do you think if I let you go, Wulan Manor will no longer hold it against me?"

Gu Liang was not encountering this situation for the first time.

In the past, relying on his identity, the other party would consider it and compromise.

Sometimes, they would even send a gift to Wulan Manor as compensation.

But today, the Su Chen he faced was an existence with whom he had to fight for his life.

So, what was there to fear?

Wulan Manor wanted Su Chen dead.

This level of offense had reached its peak.

At this moment, Gu Liang was indeed a little flustered.

He understood Su Chen's words and even found them reasonable.

The reason for this was Wulan Manor's extreme disdain for Su Chen.

If it were martial artists from other sects in the Jin Kingdom, they might have left some room for negotiation.

Before completely severing ties, they would only demand compensation and seek mutual benefits.

But for Su Chen, he didn't consider any of these factors.

In the eyes of the Wulan Manor, even if they completely tore off their faces, what could Su Chen, a martial artist from Dazhou, do about it?

Even if he had some connections with Zhuming Palace now, it wouldn't make a difference.

When dealing with Su Chen, there was no need to leave any room for mercy.

But now, there was no room for error, and all the problems fell squarely on the head of this disciple named Gu Liang.

"Have you figured it out? Are you willing to talk now?"

Looking at Gu Liang's expression, Su Chen felt that he had also understood.

After hesitating for a while, he spoke in a slightly softer voice, "I'll talk, what's in it for me?"

He knew he had no right to set conditions.

But in this situation, he couldn't help but bring up conditions.

"If the information is true, I can spare your life."

Su Chen didn't say anything else, as this was already the greatest benefit he could offer.

Hearing Su Chen's words, Gu Liang thought for a moment, and it seemed that he had also figured it out, and he spoke up.

"Looking at your current state, are you planning to rely on yourself to take on Jun Han and Sang Shixiong?"

"I'm asking you, not the other way around."

Su Chen didn't answer his question, and his expression remained calm as he looked at him.

Gu Liang seemed to ignore Su Chen and continued speaking.

"In the territory of Jin Country, there aren't many who dare to openly challenge Jun Han and Sang Shixiong.

Those with some strength are usually quite cautious with their lives.

You probably won't find any helpers, so are you planning to do it alone? I can tell you directly, you don't have that ability.

Don't think that just because you succeeded in ambushing at the Sacred Jade Tournament, you have that capability.

Originally, you might have had a chance against Sang Shixiong.

But he has already returned to the Sang Family to recuperate.

As for Jun Han, he is our Wulan Manor's senior disciple of the younger generation.

Even if I tell you his whereabouts, what can you do?

The last ambush only caused Jun Shixiong's essence blood to be in disarray for a few days.

Your strength is still far from enough."

Even though Gu Liang was in this state, he still spoke with arrogance.

"You only need to answer my question."

Hearing Su Chen's words, Gu Liang acted as if he hadn't heard and continued speaking according to his thoughts.

"You must have found some good things in Jin Country, right? But your strength is still far from enough.

I, Gu Liang, am just a few years younger than you, and if we were the same age, my strength would definitely surpass yours.

Don't even think about succeeding in today's ambush."

Su Chen raised his hand, preparing to give him another lesson.

Instead of answering the question, he kept talking about other things.

Seeing this, Gu Liang became smarter and quickly stopped talking about it.

Su Chen said he would act, and he did, and he didn't want to get into more trouble.

In fact, Gu Liang's words had already revealed some information.

Sang Muye was currently not at Wulan Manor but at the Sang Family.

As a member of the Sang Family, he should be guarded by his entire family and watched over at all times.

It wouldn't be easy to take action against him.

At present, the more suitable target would be Jun Han.

At the Sacred Jade Tournament, if it was just Sang Muye who made a move against him, he could easily dodge it.

But that day, Jun Han made the first move to assassinate him.

When the elders of Zhuming Palace tried to stop him, Sang Muye immediately made his move.

His intention was to take Su Chen's life.

If Su Chen had taken that blow from Sang Muye and survived, it would only be a crippled life.

Since they had dealt such a heavy blow to him, it was only natural for him to retaliate.

Su Chen's heart has always lacked ruthlessness.

In this world, no one should be kind to you.

So generally speaking, as long as they're not trying to harm you, being indifferent is fine.

But since they want to harm you, don't blame yourself for retaliating.

"Jun Han is going to the Heaven Spanning Mountain at the end of March to meditate.

For you, this should be the best opportunity.

But I advise you, don't even try.

Even if Jun Shixiong doesn't have anyone else protecting him, you don't have the ability to harm him.

After the Sacred Jade Tournament, we disciples have all worn custom defense armor.

It's specifically designed to defend against ambushes from people like you, so don't get your hopes up."

Gu Liang didn't know what he was thinking, but he revealed this secret to Su Chen.

It was unclear if he had no brain or was too confident.

Hearing this, Su Chen only looked at him coldly.

"If you have custom defense armor, how did I manage to injure you?"

This question caused Gu Liang's expression to become slightly ugly, and he was at a loss for words.

After a while, he finally replied.

"You are older and more experienced, and your strength is already above mine.

When it comes to ambushing, you leave no room for your opponent.

The function of this inner armor is not as obvious.

But Lord Jun and the others are far more formidable than you, and with the difference in realms, plus this inner armor, do you still have the ability?"

Su Chen didn't bother explaining further.

Initially, he had planned to attack with full force.

But upon seeing his insufficient abilities, he quickly retracted his attack.

If not for this, he would have struggled to speak smoothly.

As for this reminder, Su Chen found it valuable.

Lord Jun was wearing high-quality inner armor, which Su Chen had taken for granted.

However, he was wearing a custom-made inner armor, specifically designed to counter ambushes, and Su Chen was unaware of this.

Regarding this type of inner armor, others might not understand its principles, but Su Chen did.

Su Chen was proficient in the ways of mechanisms, and this inner armor was crafted by referencing mechanism techniques.

It was said that this inner armor had an extremely powerful ability to absorb power.

Unlike resistance, this inner armor absorbed power.

Under a single strike, the inner armor might even shatter from absorbing such power.

The reason for shattering was that the absorption of power had reached its limit.

Compared to other inner armors, this one retained a certain degree of resilience.

After all, other inner armors were not designed to withstand just one attack; they needed to continuously resist and defend.

Understanding the principles, Su Chen could adapt accordingly when taking action.

Don't seek to escape after a single strike.

Instead, keep the killing move for later, and use the first strike only to break this custom-made inner armor.

Lord Jun was indeed much stronger than Gu Liang.

When taking action against him, one must be more vigilant than when facing others.

After Su Chen figured this out, he began setting up formations around the area.

"I've told you everything I can, when will you let me leave?"

Gu Liang watched as Su Chen busied himself with something, but he couldn't understand what it was.

The more he couldn't understand, the more anxious he became.

"You said you would spare my life."

His voice trembled as he spoke, causing Su Chen to frown.

Gu Liang's words were sometimes arrogant, and at other times, he seemed cowardly.

"I will spare your life, but I haven't verified if what you said is true.

And if I let you go now, it will immediately ruin my plans.

Stay here and wait patiently.

Once this matter is concluded, I will let you leave."

After speaking, Su Chen spent some time setting up formations.

Soon, formations began to operate around Gu Liang.

A faint, indifferent light flashed, leaving no other traces.

As a direct disciple of a grand sect's elder, his knowledge was indeed far superior to others.

"You actually know how to set up formations."

Gu Liang's eyes were filled with astonishment, one might even say shock.

His previous disdain for Su Chen was slightly shaken.

"It's just a basic formation, stay inside it.

The wild beasts won't be able to sense your scent, and even if they find you, they won't be able to harm you."

After saying this, Su Chen left without waiting for a reply.

Two hours later, he returned.

He threw a pile of rations and water to Gu Liang.

"These supplies will last you a month, wait patiently."

This time, Su Chen seemed genuinely prepared to leave.

Gu Liang frantically waved his hands.

"If you truly intend to confront Lord Jun? You won't be able to return.

What use is a month's worth of rations?"

Lord Jun is just one step away from entering the Transcendent Realm, he's already at the Fifth Stage Perfect Realm.

Your strength is, at best, barely at the Fifth Stage.

In your remote, humble place, it might be considered decent.

But here, even at the same realm, you don't have the strength to confront Lord Jun.

Do you still fantasize about overcoming a higher realm with a lower one?"

Gu Liang's words were also meant to prevent Su Chen from dying outside, with no one to save him.

"After a month, this formation will dissipate on its own.

If the rations are insufficient, you can escape on your own."

Having promised to spare his life, Su Chen had no intention of going back on his word.

In a month's time, his strength wouldn't recover significantly.

But he should be able to function normally without issues.

As Lord Jun emerged from the dense forest, he should be able to handle matters.

Before leaving, Su Chen took the opportunity to inquire about Heaven Spanning Mountain.

This cultivation treasure land was not far from the Five Peaks Mountain Villa.

It might be just a three-day journey.

But Heaven Spanning Mountain didn't belong to the Five Peaks Mountain Villa, and one needed permission to cultivate there.

Lord Jun's ability to cultivate at Heaven Spanning Mountain was one of the benefits granted by the Sang family.

It was a gesture of gratitude for his assistance to Sang Muye.

During the Sacred Jade Tournament, if not for Lord Jun's intervention, Su Chen could have inflicted more severe injuries on Sang Muye.

The Sang family had indeed noticed this.

Gratitude for help should be shown, and it will encourage others to assist Sang Muye in the future.

(End of Chapter)

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